Defying the Odds (Battered Hearts, #1) by Kele Moon

Defying the Odds by Kele Moon

My rating: 2 of 5 stars

I'm no fond of books with violence inside, so this is not my favourite lovestory so far, it was not bad but still it had something disturbing for me.

Non sono un'amante dei libri d'amore che però contengono anche scene di violenza, quindi per quanto non fosse male e anche corto, questo libro mi ha un po' disturbato.

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Why We Write: 20 Acclaimed Authors on How and Why They Do What They Do by Meredith Maran

Why We Write: 20 Acclaimed Authors on How and Why They Do What They Do by Meredith Maran
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I think I did expect a little bit less of repetition, but maybe it's basically true that the reasons why writers write are quite the same, and I must admit I haven't read all of them and some of the things I already knows. Maybe I was just searching for the right magic formula to become a famous writer, but that's not what is written in this book. Very interesting were the way some of this writers write, the process involved in the creation of the book.

Penso mi aspettassi un libro un po' meno ripetitivo, ma forse la verità è che le ragioni per cui gli scrittori alla fine scrivono, sono sempre le stesse e io non le ho nemmeno lette tutte...Forse stavo giusto cercando la formula magica per diventae un famoso scrittore, ma questo non c'è scritto nel libro. Piuttosto, ho trovato molto interessante le modalità che alcuni di questi scrittori utilizzano per scrivere, il processo coinvolto nella creazione del libro.

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The Wolf Prince by Karen Whiddon

The Wolf Prince by Karen Whiddon
My rating: 1 of 5 stars

This book was sooo boring, even if it was a Cinderella with a twist, the twist was not enough and the plot so straight to be useless to read ad I could have written it myself.

Questo libro è stato così terribilmente noioso e anche se era una rilettura di Cenerentola con tanto di giallo, la trama era così seplice e lineare che avrei potuto scriverla anche io, e non è un complimento.

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Honor: A Novel by Elif Shafak

Honor: A Novel by Elif Shafak

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I liked this book and I found it very similar to "White teeth" by Zadie Smith and some other books that talk about the struggling of the immigrants to stay loyal to their roots while trying to integrate in the new society they live in. What was disturbing were my thoughts at the end of the story, as it seems that men have only honor and women only shame.

Mi è piaciuto questo libro e l'ho trovato parecchio simile a "Denti bianchi" di Zadie Smith e ad altri libri che descrivono la battaglia interiore degi migranti che lottano per rimanere fedeli alle loro radici e contemporaneamente cercare di integrarsi nella nuova società di cui fanno parte. La cosa più disturbante sono stati i miei pensieri rispetto al fatto che come recita l'adagio: gli uomini hanno solo l'onore e le donne solo la vergogna.

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That Kind Of Woman by Paula Reed

That Kind Of Woman by Paula Reed

My rating: 2 of 5 stars

Nice easy reading, she is the not supposed to be virgin, he is the wrong brother and they will have their happy ending.

Libro carino, lei deve nascondere a tutti che è ancora vergine e lui è il fratello sbagliato e alla fine avranno il loro Happy Ending.

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Make Your Brain Work: How to Maximize Your Efficiency, Productivity and Effectiveness by Amy Brann

Make Your Brain Work: How to Maximize Your Efficiency, Productivity and Effectiveness by Amy Brann

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I liked this book even if sometimes I thought it was not crystal clear, or better, it can be a little bit confusing if the reader is not so much "into the brain". Still what is the most important thing about this book is how the author explains the little changes that have to happen to make the big differences in our life.

Mi è piaciuto questo libro, anche se penso che per chi non è poi così "addentro al cervello" alcune informazioni possono risultare un po' confuse. Credo che comunque la cosa più importate sia come l'autrice evidezi come alcuni piccoli cambiamenti possano portare a grosse differenze nella nostra vita.

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Surprising Lord Jack (Duchess of Love, #2) by Sally MacKenzie

Surprising Lord Jack by Sally MacKenzie
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

Nice book, not the usual romance; the couple makes sparks together and the plot is quite intriguing. I haven't read the first one, but maybe I will go back and surely I'm looking forward the next one!

Libro carino, diverso dai soliti regency, la coppia fa scintille e la trama è abbastanza intrigante. Non ho letto il primo e forse lo farò, ma il terzo darà sicuramente mio!

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Motherhood: The Second Oldest Profession by Erma Bombeck

Motherhood: The Second Oldest Profession by Erma Bombeck
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

As this was not my first Erma Bombeck Book, I knew what I was going to read, still this time there's more than the funny part. Only little problem is that the book is a little bit old anyway it was similar to a friend talking in a bar while waiting the kids to stop running around in the spielplatz.

Questo non è stato il primo libro che leggevo di Erma Bombeck quindi sapevo più o meno cosa aspettarmi, ma stavolta c'era qualcosa di più in questi brevi saggi oltre all'umore. Unico piccolo problema è stato il fatto che questo libro è datato, dovrebbe essere uscito durante gli anni '80, ma comunque il più delle volte mi sembrava di parlare con un'amica in un caffè mentre aspettavo che i bambini si stancassero al parco giochi.

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The Fetish Box, Part One and Two

The Fetish Box, Part One: Open All Night by Nicole Camden
My rating: 1 of 5 stars

Terrible and absolutely unbelievable.

Terribile ed assolutamente poco credibile.




The Fetish Box, Part Two: What Escapes by Nicole Camden
My rating: 1 of 5 stars

Even worser than the first one.

Anche peggio del primo.


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Kundalini Meditation: The Path to Personal Transformation and Creativity by Kathryn McCusker

Kundalini Meditation: The Path to Personal Transformation and Creativity by Kathryn McCusker
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

As a former kundalini practioner I already knew many of the things that were written in this book, still there were many more and interesting, specially when the author explores the link between chakra and creativity. For Yoga lovers and not.

Avendo fatto Yoga Kundalini ero già a conoscenza di alcune delle cose scritte in questo libro, ma ce n'erano molte altre veramente interessanti, specialmente quando l'autrice esplora i legami tra i chakra e la creatività. Non solo per gli amanti dello yoga e della meditazione.

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All In (The Blackstone Affair, #2) by Raine Miller

All In by Raine Miller
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

Like the first one, but this has a light difference form the Corssfire Trilogy.

Come il primo, ma questo si allontana un pochino dal secondo libro della trilogia Crossfire.

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The Book Publisher's Toolkit: 10 Practical Pointers for Independent and Self Publishers by Independent Book Publishers Association

The Book Publisher's Toolkit: 10 Practical Pointers for Independent and Self Publishers by Independent Book Publishers Association


Interesting.

Interessante.

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Naked (The Blackstone Affair, #1) by Raine Miller

Naked by Raine Miller
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

It was a good love/sex book, but sooo similar to Sylvia Day's Bared to you that I was a little bit astonished, and it's written as it was at first a fan fiction too...

E' stato un piacevole libro d'amore e sesso, ma talmente simile a "Bared to you" di Sylvia Day che sono rimasta un po' stupita e comunque sembra scritto come una fan fiction.

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Be a Free Range Human: Escape the 9-5, Create a Life You Love and Still Pay the Bills by Marianne Cantwell

Be a Free Range Human: Escape the 9-5, Create a Life You Love and Still Pay the Bills by Marianne Cantwell

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This was a good and inspiring self-help book written by a coach and I hope it will soon be translated because it really gives good tips and insights.

Bel libro,chiaro e scritto da un coach veramente ispirato. Spero venga presto tradotto perchè fornisce ottimi suggerimenti e tecniche attuative.

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Recipe for Satisfaction by Gina Gordon

Recipe for Satisfaction by Gina Gordon

My rating: 2 of 5 stars

Good contemporary romance, where a one night stand becomes something different and then there is the final misunderstanding and the HEA. Fast and nice reading.

Buona storia d'amore ambientata al giorno d'oggi dove quella che dovrebbe essere la storia di una notte, si trasforma e poi c'è il fraintendimento finale prima dell'happy ending. Lettura veloce e carina.

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What a Son Needs from His Mom by Cheri Fuller

What a Son Needs from His Mom by Cheri Fuller

My rating: 2 of 5 stars

I will read the whole book while my son grows, anyway I found it sometimes interesting but sometimes my faith was not enough.

Mi sono ripromessa di continuare a leggere il libro mentre mio figlio cresce, comunque a volte era interessante, ma parecchie altre volte la mia fede non era sufficiente.

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Blood Flows Deep in the Empire (The Szolites, #1) by N. Isabelle Blanco

Blood Flows Deep in the Empire by N. Isabelle Blanco

My rating: 1 of 5 stars

Too long, too many "special invented words" and having a glossary on an ebook reader it's not so useful. Too many people, too many already read things (underworld, gods, fates and so on). I'm sorry but I didn't like it.

Troppo lungo, troppe parole inventate per descrivere un mondo già visto (l'adilà, gli dei, il fato, etc.etc.), troppi personaggi e alla fine proprio non mi è piaciuto.

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The Pipeline and the Paradigm: Keystone XL, Tar Sands, and the Battle to Defuse the Carbon Bomb (Paperback) by Samuel Avery

The Pipeline and the Paradigm: Keystone XL, Tar Sands, and the Battle to Defuse the Carbon Bomb by Samuel Avery

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I found this book really interesting, mostly because I have no idea that they are building a pipeline that goes from Canada to the end of the U.S., Texas to be precise. The writer is an ecologist but he takes into consideration all the pros and the cons and still leaves a little bit of hope in the end.

Ho trovato questo libro molto interessante, principalmente perchè non avevo idea stessero costruendo una condotta che va dal Canada al Texas. Lo scrittore è un ecologista contrario, ma nel libro descrive ed intervista sia i favorevoli che i contrari e alla fine riesce anche a lasciare un po' di speranza.

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How Beauty Saved the Beast (Tales of the Underlight, #2) by Jax Garren

How Beauty Saved the Beast by Jax Garren
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

So nice this story about berserker, magic, beauty, beast and love. I really like this dystopian world where corporation get together to control the world and some people contrasts them and try to show the rest of the world their machinations. I really hope the third book is going to be out pretty soon, I devolved a serious addiction to this story...

Mi piace parecchio questa storia con guerrieri Berserk, magia, la bella, la bestia e l'amore ovviamente. Inoltre sono affascinata da questo mondo distopico dove le aziende si sono unite per cercare di controllare il mondo e un manipolo di ribelli cerca di contrastarli per dimostrare al resto del mondo quello che sta succedento. Spero che il terzo libro esca a breve perchè sto sviluppando una seria dipendenza per questa storia.

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Why Walls Won't Work: Repairing the Us-Mexico Divide by Michael Dear

Why Walls Won't Work: Repairing the Us-Mexico Divide by Michael Dear

My rating: 2 of 5 stars

I must admit I was waiting something different from this book, that is more about the territory than the policy of immigration of the U.S. So I was a little bit disappointed but the fault is not of the book.

Devo ammettere che mi aspettavo qualcosa di diverso da questo libro, che riguarda più il territorio di confine piuttosto che la politica degli Stati Uniti e del Messico rispetto alle migrazioni. Quindi sono rimasta un po' delusa, ma la colpa non è del libro.

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